The German (and Arsenal forward) Lukas Podolski wasted no time after the game celebrating with teammates and the country’s leader Angela Merkel who happened to be in The Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro Sunday. Both of these pics were retweeted thousands of times.

Rihanna German selfies

A close cousin of the German selfies, were the tweets sent out by Germany’s new number on fan Rihanna. The singer was part of the massive 74,748-strong crowd. She showed her support after the game, crashing a celebration party with the German soccer squad.

Another American superstar that you may have heard about, Cleveland Cavalier’s LeBron James (yes, that still sounds strange), was at the stadium and worked quickly when a clothing-challenged man found his way onto the field. The man who humbly calls himself King James on Twitter was quick to snap the pitch invader.

A post shared by LeBron James (@kingjames) on Jul 13, 2014 at 12:12pm PDT

Pope vs. Pope

With two living pontiffs who just happen to be born in Argentina and Germany, the jokes were running wild leading up to the big game. Unfortunately for the current Pope Francis, his team lost to the one cheered on by Pope Benedict.

The massive 30-metre tall Christ the Redeemer statue, that majestically overlooks Rio’s harbour is a world-famous symbol of the city. During the game, the sun set causing a moment of divine beauty high above the beautiful game.